"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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Methinks that you are some sort of socialist who would be much happier
living in the 1960's USSR -- where the state took responsibility for
everyone's actions.

Youthinks wrong!

The USA doesn't own the high seas.

True.

Why should we allow uninformed
citizens who choose unseaworthy boats to endanger citizens of other
countries who are then called upon to rescue these slackers when they
founder on the high seas?

Oh dear! After a good start your argument immediately descends into
illogical, politically correct and dangerous waters.
Illogical because ....
You say that the USA doesn't own the high seas. If that is the case, how
could the US Coastguard be given jurisdiction over the boats that sail the
high seas?

Politically correct because ....
Poltically correct arguments depend on persuading your audience that there
is an unacceptable risk to innocent parties (the rescue services) posed by
the guilty (catamaran sailors).
There are a few problems with this line of reasoning.
1) You haven't given us any evidence that catamaran sailors have caused the
deaths of anyone in the rescue services.
2) You haven't given us any evidence that monohull sailors have caused
fewer deaths than catamaran sailors.
3) You don't seem to understand that every freedom comes with a cost. Your
right to drive a car comes with the cost that pedestrian lives are at risk.
This is the very essence of freedom.




Look what New Zealand has done. You have to pass an inspection to assure
seaworthiness in order to be cleared out of that country. Are they
socialist or just more responsible and aware of their responsibilities?

What responsibility do you think that the state has for an individual?
The state should protect a citizen from crime and foreign domination. In a
free society the state will not try to protect you from yourself. In fact,
the oppsoite is true. In a free society the state should enable you to
express your freedom.

One thing is for sure, they are tired of the expense and danger to their
citizen's lives incurred because their rescue service has to go to the
aid of way too many idiots and fools.

How much expense is justified in the defence of freedom?


Regards


Donal
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